1908

The company was established at the request of Henry Ford and the Ford Motor Company of Canada for a Canadian source for forgings and stampings. Until then, Ford Canada had to ferry across its parts from Detroit.

R.T. Herdegen of A.O. Smith Company in Milwalkee and several others came to Windsor and started the Dominion Forge & Stamping Company, the first forging company ever in Canada. The company produced crank-shaft components, connecting rods, fenders, running boards and many other such parts for Ford Canada. Later clients included General Motors, Gray-Dort and others.

During the 30s, Dominion Forge & Stamping diversified its operations to include manufacturing other than automobile parts. World War II played a large role in this growth.

At it's peak in the 1960s, Dominion Forge had as many as 900 employees. In its later years, though diversified in operations, the company continued to make parts for the auto industry.

On Jan. 1, 1987, Dominion Forge closed its doors on its workers, the result of a labour dispute that would last two and a half years. Eight months after the lock-out hot forging was shut down although the managerial staff continued to operate cold forging.

On September 1, 1989, Dominion Forge announced that it would cease operations altogether. Given the length of the dispute, and with no resolution in sight, the company felt it had no other choice.